Tim Spangler

Proven Verdicts
Sacramento, CA32 years experience

About Tim Spangler

Tim Spangler is an associate attorney at Demas Law Group, P.C. in Sacramento, California. He brings 25 years of civil litigation experience to the firm, focusing on motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, and wrongful death cases.

Spangler began his career as an insurance defense attorney before serving as Deputy City Attorney at the San Jose City Attorney's Office. He spent 20 years at the Sacramento Regional Transit District: first as Trial Counsel from 1998 to 2014, where he handled over 500 cases, then as Chief Counsel from 2014 to 2018, managing legal affairs, risk management, and executive responsibilities.

He earned his Juris Doctor from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco in 1993, graduating in the top 2% of his class. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Davis.

He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an exclusive organization limited to less than 1% of civil attorneys.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$32.16 millionVerdict

A Sacramento County jury awarded $32.16 million to the two young children of Juan Carlos Rodriguez after a City of Sacramento police detective drifted across the fog line on Interstate 5 and struck Rodriguez and his brother, killing both men.

Sacramento County Superior Court · 2026Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of California, Davis
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

Awards & recognition

Top 2% of law school class (Golden Gate University, 1993)

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$1.85 Million Verdict After Dump Truck Veers Into Sacramento Driver, L5-S1 Fusion Surgery Required

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.